I'm planning on using this to make my own liquid stevia. Approximately how many cups of loose leaves do you think this would be for recipe purposes?
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There is a lot of information on the internet, and it depends on whether or not you are making the liquid to use in cooking or as a concentrated sweetener for beverages. In response to the first person to answer, the ground leaves are not generally used as a sugar substitute, but to make a liquid "tea" that is then used as the sweetener. I have been using stevia this way since before it was ever sold as refined.
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I hate to tell you this but this is NOT white Stevie powder. I thought it was. It's just ground up leaves in powder form and it BROWN!. And it tastes like mulch. Not sure if I'll make brownies with it or what. But it will make whatever you put it in BROWN. I use Stevie every day and have turned to packets or a blend with lactose powder for coffee/iced tea etc. From Trader Joe's. Thought I'd save a bunch buying this powder but it's cheap because it's unrefined leaf powder. Hope this information helps you.
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Sugar amount Equivalent Stevia powdered extract Equivalent Stevia liquid concentrate1 cup 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon1 tablespoon 1/4 teaspoon 6 to 9 drops1 teaspoon A pinch to 1/16 teaspoon 2 to 4 drops
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I use 7 tbs with 3 cups of water and 3 cups of milk for some very strong tea. So about 1 cup of Chai with 1/2 gal of milk and 1/2 gal of water. I haven't tried this myself though.
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I just did a VBS. We made 135 shave ice cups in 2 hours. One person just shaved the ice and formed it, and two others poked holes in the snow and flavored it. For simplicity we just offered 3 flavors. More flavors=more time choosing which ones they want.
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Liquid Stevia looses some potency in hot liquids. So you will end up using a tad bit more in your hot coffee or tea than you would in cold. I use 8 drops myself in my coffee and hot tea.
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I actually use it mostly for coffee and some sneaks through but not enough to really bother me. I've used loose tea, also, (lots of broken leaves, dried fruits, etc) and again, maybe a pinch of finely ground tea will sneak through the mesh. Unless you're really determined to drink every last drop and end up ingesting it, it shouldn't be enough to bother you.
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I made a gallon with my starter scoby I used 1 1-4 cups sugar with 8 tea bags. Make sure your sweet tea is at room temp before adding scoby. I let it sit for 10 days.
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I purchased this item for my daughter. My daughter prefers to use Loose tea. My answer, as I have seen my daughter use this item at home is no more then 1 level teaspoon for a 10 to 12 oz cup of tea. If you like your tea to taste stronger then add a pinch more of Loose tea to the 1 level teaspoon. I Hope this answers your question, Oscar. Enjoy your tea.
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You can by stevia in packets, unflavored or even in unflavored liquid to use in recipes. The flavor is only detectable if you use more than the 4 - 5 drops, so no, in my experience you do not get 288 servings. that amount of drops only takes away bitterness, but does not sweeten or flavor for my taste. I use between 12 and 20 drops, depending on my mood, for tea, or what I am sweetening. I like these drops for tea or smoothies, ... mostly for beverages. I use the powdered unflavored stevia for baking. I hope this is helpful to you. Oh, the expiration dates are far in the future of how long it takes me to consume the product. You can by stevia in packets, unflavored or even in unflavored liquid to use in recipes. The flavor is only detectable if you use more than the 4 - 5 drops, so no, in my experience you do not get 288 servings. that amount of drops only takes away bitterness, but does not sweeten or flavor for my taste. I use between 12 and 20 drops, depending on my mood, for tea, or what I am sweetening. I like these drops for tea or smoothies, ... mostly for beverages. I use the powdered unflavored stevia for baking. I hope this is helpful to you. Oh, the expiration dates are far in the future of how long... » Read More You can by stevia in packets, unflavored or even in unflavored liquid to use in recipes. The flavor is only detectable if you use more than the 4 - 5 drops, so no, in my experience you do not get 288 servings. that amount of drops only takes away bitterness, but does not sweeten or flavor for my taste. I use between 12 and 20 drops, depending on my mood, for tea, or what I am sweetening. I like these drops for tea or smoothies, ... mostly for beverages. I use the powdered unflavored stevia for baking. I hope this is helpful to you. Oh, the expiration dates are far in the future of how long it takes me to consume the product. « Show Less
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I just filled my tea pot where I feel it would be safe and not too full. Measured it out and it was 700mls. A 8oz cup is 240mls so 2cups is 480mls and so on. At least 3 8oz cups would work.
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I've made loose leaf & tea bags....same way as coffee....with excellent results. You have to be the judge as to how much tea to use, depending on how strong you want the tea to be. I've made hot tea and tea for iced tea. I love this item...tea keeps without growing stale, same as coffee. No metal and no plastic makes for a great brew!
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I have used this twice, and each time yielded approx. 2-1/2 cups. Although the end result was relatively tasty, I found it to be way too much time and effort overall, for such a small quantity. Prep time alone is at least an hour, followed by all day sitting in the machine, and then several more hours in the refrigerator.
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About five. I boil 10 or 11 leaves in a two liter pot. But that's just me and my taste.
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I only make 1 drink at a time using about 1/3 cup milk. I don't really like making more than that at once as there is not enough foam for us. I'm not sure how small of an amount you could use, that amount I use just barely covers the frother.
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1 teaspoon of stevia extract powder is equal to 1 cup of sugar. If you have more sour foods it may take a little more. Hope this was helpful. Thanks.
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The bottle only contains about 1/3 of stevia....however, do not underestimate the potentecy of that stuff. To much can easily turn into bitter. My son just made chocolate syrup using one stevia and 2 containers of cocoa.
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it depends on what i am making , usually about 2tbls per cup, for tea, baking , 3tbls. , drinking straight, 3tbls per cup. like i stated, depends on whats being made. hope that helps!